Regret

I believe I've solved all our problems in my last few blogs. You're welcome, America. On to other topics.

Regret. That's not a very fun topic, but I've been thinking about it. My childhood hero, Fran Tarkenton, was on CNN or something a week or so ago. I don't remember what the main topic was. (I clearly am a little sketchy on this, but bear with me.) At some point during the interview, they brought up the fact that Fran didn't win any Super Bowls and whether he still thinks about that. He said he does and he thinks about it every day. No, Francis!!! That makes me so sad. By the time he retired he held every NFL quarterback record, but he still thinks about those Super Bowls every day. I can understand that, but I wish it wasn't so. He actually played really well in his first, then had two bad ones and ended up losing all three he was in. I pretty sure he's basically happy, but its sad that he still has those Super Bowls haunting him.

I feel I got cheated out of something once and I think about that a lot. There should be a way you can get something out of your thoughts where it never comes back. I'm not sure there is a way to do that. Maybe there will be a pill or something in the future. I've only been ripped off that one time, so I've really had a pretty cushy life, but my goal is a perfect life, and that is a spot on my record.

I knew a guy in Kentucky that is about 30 years old. He said he had a final shot to win a championship game and he missed. He said he has thought about that shot every day since. Again, how sad.

It might not apply to everyone's situation, but the book Unbroken was like that. The main person was tortured during WWII, but he just forgave his captives. Just like that, and never considered it again. The book is a lot better than the movie they made. So read the book sometime. It is the closest cure for regret until they come up with that pill.